Jenna-Louise Coleman: Peter Capaldi is wonderful as Doctor Who

Doctor Who has brought Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman together (Picture: BBC)

Doctor Who star Jenna-Louise Coleman has praised new Timelord Peter Capaldi, saying the new team has ‘taken off like a rocket’.

The actress plays Doctor Who’s companion in the hit BBC sci-fi series and she says Capaldi has taken to his role like a duck to water.

‘[Peter is] great – of course, we all know he’s going to be wonderful,’ the actress said at the National Television Awards ceremony yesterday.

‘It’s been great to get up on our feet and get started – we just seem to have taken off like a rocket.’

Peter Capaldi was announced as the new Doctor last summer (Picture: PA)

Doctor Who won the gong for Best Drama at the NTAs and Capaldi’s predecessor Matt Smith was also given the award for Best Drama Performance.
Coleman accepted the prize on behalf of Smith, telling the audience: ‘It’s been such a fantastic year… this past year for Who.

‘This is wonderful – to be able to take this back to everybody that is grafting as speak, doing series 8.’